Ash-receiving device.



F. H. LIEHIVJAN. ASH RECEIVING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED NOV- 26. I917.

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F. H. LEHMAN. ASH RECEIVING DEVIQE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26. m1.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

FRANK H. LEHMAN, or LEBANON, .rnivivsvnva vra.

asrr-nncnivnve nnvion Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 191%.

Application filed November 26, 1917. Serial No. 203,999.

H. LEI-IMAN, a

means are provlded for conveying ashes ,from the ash pit of a house heating furnace into a well or cavity located in front of and adj acentthe furnace. In my said application for Letters Patent, I. disclose a well and ash conveying means designed and practically restricted in use to the employment therewith of a single remov able ash receptacle. I find, some cases, a well having a larger storage capacity and adapted to accommodate a plurality of" removable receptacles instead of one, is desirable, sincea well of this kind is capable ofbeing more economically emptied and has the additional advantage of requiring less attention. A

. The object of mypresent invention therefore is to supply a device of this kind con structed and formed with a viewtotheuse of a plurality of receptacles, and to provide relatively simple and novel means for conducting the ashes into the several receptacles. To this end 1 provide a well of substantially segmental or circular outline, locating the receptacles therein at points adjacent the outer or circumferential w all, and I mount therein a chute adapted to swivel. about a. central point with respect to the receptacles, where: by ashes deposited in the chute at such central point may be conveyed radially outward and delivered into any desired one of the several receptacles, thus enabling all of the receptacles to be successively filled. The well is covered by a top plate sunk in flush with the surrounding floor, and the plate is formed with openings having removable covers or doors for the introduction and removal of the receptacles. 1

Another object of the invention is to pro vide means for supporting the chute from the top plate in such a manner as to enable the same to be rotated by the: application of States, residing in.

however, that in a slight force to a rotatable member disposed on the upper surface of theplate.

A further object is i to provide suitable means adjacent the openings in the top plate for the erection thercover of a portable hoist such as disclosed in my application for Letters Patent, Serial Number 168523, filed May 14:, 1917, to facilitate the removal and replacement of the receptacles.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination ofparts as hereinafter. described, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

t Figure 1 1s a top plan view of my inven-.

tion; 1

Fig. 2a vertical sectional view thereof; 1 Fig. 3 a sectional view of the top plateon the line 3 3 ofFig. 1;

Fig. 4. a plan view of the rotatable chute supporting disk and,

l ig.;5 a sectional view of said the line 5-5 of Fig. l.

Similar letters and numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the embodiment of the inven-. tion shown in the drawings, A represents a well or cavity sunk in the floor in front of a furnace C and adjacent the ash pit D thereof, and E and F represent removable ash receptacles contained in the well. In this instance the well is shown as being approximately semi circular in plan extending laterally an equal disk on distance on elther side of the median line of the furnace and having its straight or diametrical sideat right angles to such median line and proximate the ash pit. The well is of sufficient size to accomu'iodate a plurality of the removable receptacles, and the receptacles are arranged therein in spaced relation adjacent the outer or circumferential wall. A top plate 1, resting flush with the surrounding floor, covers the well and is provided with spaced openings as 2 adjacent its outer periphery, said openings being equal in number with the receptacles and the respective openings coinciding with the respective receptacles and being adapted to permit the free passage of the receptacles therethrough. Said openings are adapted to be closed with removable covers, the latter being shown in this instance inthe form of hinged doors as 3, pivoted to the'plate at their inner sides as at 6, and having radial extensions as 7 which enter and overlie suitable recesses as 8 in the margin of the plate, said extensions forming finger pieces for grasping the doors when it is desired to open the same.

Mounted beneath the top plate so as to swivel in a horizontal plane about a central point or axis with respect to the receptacles is an inclined chute 14 having an inner upf ward opening or'mouth 15 for the reception of the ashes, and being of sufficient length and arranged at an appropriate elevation to swing freely over the receptacles and convey where 1t is secured to'a rotatable member or disk 20 adapted to be operated from the up per surface of the plate. In the construction shown the lower 1 portion 18 of the shaft passes through the bottom'of the chute and is bent thereunder to an angle conforming with the inclination of the chute, the latter thus resting thereon and being secured thereto by rivets 19. The rotatable member or disk 20 is set in a circular recess 21 formed in the upper side of the top plate to bring it in flush with the upper surface of the plate, and itcarries a central downwardly extending hub 22 which enters an opening 23 in the plate, said hub being provided with a central bore for the reception of the upper end of the shaft. The shaft is conveniently secured to the disk by a cross pin 24, and the disk is provided with means such as radial slots 25 for affording a purchase for the application thereto of any common or handy instrument such as a shovel, rake,-poker and other furnace utensil for the purpose of ef footing its rotation. Indices as notches 26, 27 and 28 in the wall of the recess 21 and a notch 29 on the periphery of the disk are likewise provided to indicate the degree of rotation necessary to bring the chute into the respective positions to cause the delivery of the ashes into the respective receptacles.

For conducting the ashes from the furnace to "the mouth of the rotary chute 14:, I employ a stationary chute 39 of approximately the same inclination as the chute 14, having an upper opening or mouth 30 for the initial reception of the ashes and a lower opening or outlet 31, coinciding with the mouth 15 of the chute 14. Said outlet 31 is preferably circular in shape and is provided with a downwardly extending collar or flange 32, and the m0uth'15 of the chute 14 is of similar shape with an upwardly extending collar or flange 33 adapted to snugly receive and telescope the flange 32, thus forming an articular connection between the chutes which serves to retain the ashes while at the same time permitting the free rotation of the chute 14. The stationary chute 39 may be secured in position by a bolt as 34: passing through its upper marginal walls and through reinforcing ribs 35 formed on the lower side of the top plate. Preferably the upper or mouth portion 36 of the stationary chute projects outwardly beyond the top plate and extends beneath the ash pit of the furnace, an opening 37 being provided in the bottom or floor of the furnace, through which the ashes may drop directly into the chute.

For removing the receptacles from the well, I preferably employ the improved portable hoist disclosed in my application for Letters Patent, Serial Number 168528, hereinbefore referred to, and for this purpose provide suitable sockets 23 adjacent the openings 2 of the top plate wherein the pivot leg of said hoist is adapted to be inserted, said sockets being adapted to be covered and the latter are in closed position.

It will be clear that, while in the embodiment of the invention shown, the stationary chute 39 extends in part beyond the top plate and underlies the ash pit, said chute may as well be located with its mouth in front of the furnace, so that the ashes may be deposited therein when drawn through the door of the ash pit in the ordinary way. It will likewise be understood that with suitable modifications the device herein described may be employed in connection with a well of circular shape wherein the removable receptacles are arranged about the wall in a complete circle.

From the foregoing description of the device, its mode of operation will be fully understood.

While I have in the present instance shown and described the preferred emb0diment of the invention, it will be understood that the same is susceptible of modifications in various particulars and of numerous changes in details of construction without departing from its spirit or scope or sacrificing any of its advantages, and it will likewise be understood that it may be employed not only in the handling of ashes but likewise in the accumulation and storage of garba e and other substances.

aving thus described my invention what claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: r

1. In an ash receiving device, a well, a plurality of removable receptacles disposed adjacent the peripheral wall of the well, a top plate covering the well and having a plurality of openings for the introduction and withdrawal of said removable receptacles, and rotary ash conveyin means mounted in thewell a d Operable rom the protected by the doors 3 when upper surface of the top plate, for receiving ashes at the central region of the Well and delivering the same to said receptacles.

2. In an ash receiving device a Well of substantially segmental or circular form, a plurality of removable receptacles disposed in the circumferential region of the Well, a top plate for covering the Well provided with a plurality of openings for the intro: duction and Withdrawal of said removable receptacles, a stationary chute for receiving ashes and conveying the same by gravity to a point above said receptacles in the central region of the Well, and anextension chute mounted for horizontal rotary movement about said point and adapted to convey the ashes from said point to said receptacles.

8. In a device of the character described, a Well, removable receptacles disposed in the Well, and means for conveying ashes from the floor surface to said receptacles, a top plate covering the Well and having open: ings for the introduction and Withdrawal of said receptacles, and means disposed adjacopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the cent said openings for removably erecting thereover a portable hoist to facilitate the Withdrawal of said receptacles from the Well.

l. In a device of the character described, a Well, removable receptacles disposed in the Well, and means for conveying ashes by gravity from the floor surface to said receptacles, a top plate covering the Well and having openings for the introduction and Withdrawal of said receptacles, and socket members located adjacent the periphery of said openings for receiving the pivot member of aportable hoist adapted to be rotatably erected over said openings to facilitate the 1Withdrawal of said receptacles from the Wel In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANK H. LEHMAN.

Witnesses:

MARY E. BAIR, ItALrrr I-I. BEHNEY.

Commissioner of ratents,

Washington, D. 0. 

